NCAA REVOKES OPERATING LICENCES OF AIR LINES OWING TO FAKE INSURANCE COVER
31/08/23
By: Sadiq Aminu The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded the operations of Xejet air with the revocation of its the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC).
Also revoked is the Air Transpot License of Xejet.
Investigation revealed that the airline AOC was revoked for alleged presentation of a fake insurance cover.
On discovery of the fake insurance cover, the regulatory took the action to ground the airlines operation in a letter addressed and sent to the Accountable Manager of the airline and signed by the Director General, Civil Aviation, DGCA, Captain Musa Nuhu.
The letter says, the regulatory Authority could not verify from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) the airline’s Certificate of Insurance with No. 40122093300118-228 in respect of its Embraer 145, Reg No (5N-BZM) with Serial No. 14500842 indicating that they are unable to confirm the authenticity of the insurance documents and that the documents did not emanate from Consolidated Hallmark Insurance as presented to the Authority.
To this end, the DGCA says, “the Authority is investigating the matter and hereby suspends your Air Transport Licence (ATL) with licence No. NCAA/ATRI/ATK153 and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) with certificate No XEJET/AOC/01-22/001 for safety considerations and public interest in accordance with Section 59 (7) of the Civil Aviation Act with immediate effect pending the conclusion of our investigation”.